diff --git a/src/textual/cli/cli.py b/src/textual/cli/cli.py
index 89627cfc3..3b1df1f4b 100644
--- a/src/textual/cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/textual/cli/cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import sys
 
 import click
 from importlib_metadata import version